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i think civil rights are great. everyone should be treated equally by the government and i think more importantly there's a government that wants to use taxing and spending power which is an enumerated power to enact programs like medicare and social security, then great. we can have that debate in the arena of politics and political branches. but there's a difference between that and using power regulate interstate commerce and enforce people to buy commerce. there's serious constitutional differences between some of the things that have tried to be done by the obama administration today versus things in the past. a lot of people just been too brought of a brush with the tea party. they don't understand the tea parties concerns earlier cons to too small. they are subtle, but important people don't understand the constitution anymore. much less what they mean. how are we ever going to have a serious and important substantive discourse about what is right in what is wrong with this country unless we know these things
i think civil rights are great. everyone should be treated equally by the government and i think more importantly there's a government that wants to use taxing and spending power which is an enumerated power to enact programs like medicare and social security, then great. we can have that debate in the arena of politics and political branches. but there's a difference between that and using power regulate interstate commerce and enforce people to buy commerce. there's serious constitutional...
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my life was transformed forever that year when the rising tide with the fight for civil rights swept across the nation. thousands of people might age were heading down to mississippi to break the back of segregation in. i was living in cambridge at the time. this was the 1960's. a volkswagen bug. i drove across town into the black community. i was never there before. although i had grown up just outside of boston. a revered figure of the black community both the associative doctor came and i asked him may i be of use? he said yes, young man. you can. i am glad you came here to talk with me in your own home town. you don't need to go to mississippi to find injustice. you can find the struggle here. come into our schools to help our children. i walked into the headquarters and said i will be a teacher. and had never heard of certification. [laughter] i knew nothing about teaching. they did not teach you anything useful at harvard. they still don't. [laughter] the first day i taught they sent me to teach kindergarten. the first time i ever taught in my life. i was terrified. i had no id
my life was transformed forever that year when the rising tide with the fight for civil rights swept across the nation. thousands of people might age were heading down to mississippi to break the back of segregation in. i was living in cambridge at the time. this was the 1960's. a volkswagen bug. i drove across town into the black community. i was never there before. although i had grown up just outside of boston. a revered figure of the black community both the associative doctor came and i...
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that's the america that gave me the voting rights act. that gave me a civil rights act. that opened up the country to give me the opportunity to be mayor of los angeles and chair of the democratic national committee. >> in fact, that amendment, paul ryan's voting for it, it not only says no further same-sex marriage. it would cancel my marriage. allowed to stay in effect. mitt romney tried as governor to undo it. in seven states, marriages that have gone after five years and here's the problem. haven't happened. they have to make things up. because all -- we've had same-sex marriage in massachusetts for eight years and a number of other states. tens of millions of americans now live in areas where you can have it and nothing bad has happened. so that's why they have to resort to this sillyness and they're the ones who are not only in the minority, baugh growing minority who talk to their people in their 20s and 30s. they understand if you love someone of the opposite sex, the fact that the two women across the street who love each other have a slim chance of affecting yo
that's the america that gave me the voting rights act. that gave me a civil rights act. that opened up the country to give me the opportunity to be mayor of los angeles and chair of the democratic national committee. >> in fact, that amendment, paul ryan's voting for it, it not only says no further same-sex marriage. it would cancel my marriage. allowed to stay in effect. mitt romney tried as governor to undo it. in seven states, marriages that have gone after five years and here's the...
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on this huge piece of land right next to a wealthy part of los angeles. the story dates back to the 188s. back then the government wanted to create facilities for aging veterans of the civil war. so former senator john p. jones and his friend, who was a glamorous heiress decided to donate all the land. today just a few miles from the pacific ocean it is some of the most valuable real estate in all of north america. the original deed includes a condition that the land be used to establish and maintain a branch of a national home for disabled vets. there are nearly 8,000 vets homeless in los angeles alone. hard to believe. last fall the v.a. told us they are committed to helping every single one of those men and women. but this week a federal judge said the lawsuit can go forward. he said the v.a. does have a duty to provide that housing. now, there is no trial date that is set as of yet, and the two sides could still reach an agreement. but, you know, during my investigation, i met a 22-year-old former soldier, robert rhysman. he's not part of the lawsuit
on this huge piece of land right next to a wealthy part of los angeles. the story dates back to the 188s. back then the government wanted to create facilities for aging veterans of the civil war. so former senator john p. jones and his friend, who was a glamorous heiress decided to donate all the land. today just a few miles from the pacific ocean it is some of the most valuable real estate in all of north america. the original deed includes a condition that the land be used to establish and...
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it is essential as a safety matter as well as a civil rights compliance matter for officials who administer a jail to ensure their employees with effectively communicate with prisoners who have limited english skills. mcso in fact recognizes this obligation and in a position statement dated june of 2010 mcso noted the importance of providing language assistance to prisoners stating that such assistance is, quote, essential to the overall operation of the jails and the safety of the prisoners and the officers. the complaint outlines how mcso has failed to put this policy in practice in its jails. mcso and the sheriff routinely failed to provide necessary spanish language assistance to latino prisoners with limited english skills. as the complaint outlines mcso detention officers routinely issue commands only in english and in some instances when latino prisoners with limited english skills failed to follow a command given in english because they couldn't understand it, the detention officers placed an entire area of a jail in lockdown. this practice obviously insights unwarranted hostility t
it is essential as a safety matter as well as a civil rights compliance matter for officials who administer a jail to ensure their employees with effectively communicate with prisoners who have limited english skills. mcso in fact recognizes this obligation and in a position statement dated june of 2010 mcso noted the importance of providing language assistance to prisoners stating that such assistance is, quote, essential to the overall operation of the jails and the safety of the prisoners...
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for those who consider same-sex marriage the last civil rights battle in america, today was a very big day. a sitting president taking sides that would have been unthinkable years ago. but those in 31 states who reserve marriage for men and women, today is another day for barack obama. tonight, robin roberts with an exclusive and historic interview. >> reporter: today, he became the first president 230 ever say this. >> for me personally, it's important for me to go ahead and affirm that i think same-sex couples should be able to get married. >> reporter: in a sitdown at the white house, the president talked about a deeply personal thought process on the issue. an evolution that he thinks mirrors much of the country. here he is eight years ago when he ran for senate. >> what i believe in my faith is that a man and a woman, when they get married, are performing something before god. >> reporter: today, he told me for many people, family and friends changed their ideas on of that. >> malia and sasha have parents who are same-sex couples. and there are times with michelle and i, sitting a
for those who consider same-sex marriage the last civil rights battle in america, today was a very big day. a sitting president taking sides that would have been unthinkable years ago. but those in 31 states who reserve marriage for men and women, today is another day for barack obama. tonight, robin roberts with an exclusive and historic interview. >> reporter: today, he became the first president 230 ever say this. >> for me personally, it's important for me to go ahead and affirm...
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i think the party that ignores some of these basic issues, education reform is really a major civil rights issue right now. 80% of the students in los angeles public schools are hispanic, so when that system sales, los angeles fails, california fails, but latinos feel this as well. tavis: how important is it to have voices in mainstream media that get a chance to express this view? >> one would be nice. i am struggling. when you look at the sunday morning shows, they are fairly monolithic, and once in awhile you will have someone, but i think that is the issue. we have not had because the moment in the hispanic community. we are still seeing it out of the mainstream to actually speak english. people are amazed that i speak english. it is quite a challenge to have a diverse latino zins in way. if no one tunes in to watch those shows, that will eventually change it. >> i think we will be hearing your voice. up next, the grammy nominated jazz artist robert glasper. stay with us. robert glasper is a grammy nominated judge pianist. -- jazz pianist. ♪ tavis: i have always loved that your group
i think the party that ignores some of these basic issues, education reform is really a major civil rights issue right now. 80% of the students in los angeles public schools are hispanic, so when that system sales, los angeles fails, california fails, but latinos feel this as well. tavis: how important is it to have voices in mainstream media that get a chance to express this view? >> one would be nice. i am struggling. when you look at the sunday morning shows, they are fairly...
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. >> the civil rights movement. >> the civil rights movement. very good. the civil rights movement is happening. civil rights act of 1964 passes, outlaws racial discr imat section 7 on employment, antidiscrimination on employment, major piece of legislation that redefines hap civil war reconstruction. erupts the united states passes the voting rights act, right, bringing into kind of fruition the promises and the 15th the promises enshrined in the 15th amendment after the civil war and all of this disorder amongst african-americans in cities and people around the un i should say african-americans or activists who had been in the cities for decades knew that these types of things potentially could happen. they had been talking about it for decades. the rest of the country wasn't used to thinking about racial discrimination in cities, outside of the south.y dn't know in some ways or didn't want to know what racial discrimination looked like if there was no jim crow sign hanging on the water fountain or bathroom. how can there be racism in places that have th
. >> the civil rights movement. >> the civil rights movement. very good. the civil rights movement is happening. civil rights act of 1964 passes, outlaws racial discr imat section 7 on employment, antidiscrimination on employment, major piece of legislation that redefines hap civil war reconstruction. erupts the united states passes the voting rights act, right, bringing into kind of fruition the promises and the 15th the promises enshrined in the 15th amendment after the civil war...
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it is called the civil-rights movement. in the 1970's, it took a group of people to say, we have to clean up our air and water. they were called environmentalists the idea was not born in the heart of a congressman or senator. it came from the people and the people rose up and they made real changes to make america a better place. i think that is what has to happen today. the real issue here is stagnant and come, not enough people working, not enough in,, and the result is that you find people beginning to doubt all probability, which has been the essence of what this country is about. tavis: since you just ticked off a list of activist movements, you talked in the new text about the two activist movements that most americans would list, if asked to name the two most contemporary movements we have seen. the tea party and the occupy movements. it is your opinion, though, that neither one of them has succeeded. is that accurate? >> i would say that i think the tea party succeeded more than occupy. i will create the context. t
it is called the civil-rights movement. in the 1970's, it took a group of people to say, we have to clean up our air and water. they were called environmentalists the idea was not born in the heart of a congressman or senator. it came from the people and the people rose up and they made real changes to make america a better place. i think that is what has to happen today. the real issue here is stagnant and come, not enough people working, not enough in,, and the result is that you find people...
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that's the america that gave me the voting rights act. that gave me the civil rights act. that opened up the country to give me the country to be mayor of los angeles and chairman of the democratic national committee. >> in fact, that constitutional amendment, george bush had put it forward. paul ryan has voted for it. it also no longer says no further same-sex marriage. it cancels my marriage. i've been married in massachusetts. after the legitimateture of massachusetts allowed it to stay in effect. mitt romney tried to undo it, the legislature wouldn't allow it. this amendment would take the marriages in seven states, marriages that have gone on for five years and revoke them. here's the problem. all the predictions they made about the terrible things that were going to happen from same-sex marriage haven't happened. they have to make things up. there was same-sex marriage in massachusetts and other states for eight years. tens of millions of americans now live in state where is you can have it. and nothing bad has happened. that's why they have to resort to silliness. a
that's the america that gave me the voting rights act. that gave me the civil rights act. that opened up the country to give me the country to be mayor of los angeles and chairman of the democratic national committee. >> in fact, that constitutional amendment, george bush had put it forward. paul ryan has voted for it. it also no longer says no further same-sex marriage. it cancels my marriage. i've been married in massachusetts. after the legitimateture of massachusetts allowed it to...
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and they had rights under civil unions to adopt and have children. all the legal rights that go to a married couple would still apply to same sex couples. the court said all that happened is you've taken away the right to use the m word, the marriage word and the state just doesn't have a good enough reason to do that. that violates the constitution to treat those two sets of people differently. it depends on the history of how this came to be in california. for that reason it narrowly applies to california. why is that important? it may make this and this is what the judges intended, it may make it a less attractive vehicle for the supreme court to take up. the proponents for prop 8, can now take this case to the supreme court but the question is would the supreme court agree to take up this case if it doesn't deal with the gay marriage question in general, and is tied to the specific facts of california. it may make it slightly harder or maybe significantly harder to get the supreme court to take this case. >> thank you very much. >>> also up next,
and they had rights under civil unions to adopt and have children. all the legal rights that go to a married couple would still apply to same sex couples. the court said all that happened is you've taken away the right to use the m word, the marriage word and the state just doesn't have a good enough reason to do that. that violates the constitution to treat those two sets of people differently. it depends on the history of how this came to be in california. for that reason it narrowly applies...
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eric holder assured civil rights leaders will take action in the trayvon martin case if warranted. holder spoke at the national convention of the action network. the attorney general promised to take action if there's evidence of a federal criminal civil rights crime. >>> a father and his daughter killed on a weekend bike ride, and this morning the two were remembered at a funeral service in the east bay. lorraine blanco is live this morning in antioch where the service is still underway. lorraine? >> reporter: well, the nuri family asked us to shoot video from afar and asked us it refrain from speaking to anyone except for the official family spokesperson. people gathered here to honor the father and his daughter. muslim burial involves a lot of ritual. the loved ones are wrapped in sheets and put in a casket. the religion is muslim. the two were killed on a saturday morning bike ride. a 17-year-old driver lost control of his escalade, slammed into a fire hydrant and hit his daughter and and the father -- and the father. the family spokesperson will say a few words after the buria
eric holder assured civil rights leaders will take action in the trayvon martin case if warranted. holder spoke at the national convention of the action network. the attorney general promised to take action if there's evidence of a federal criminal civil rights crime. >>> a father and his daughter killed on a weekend bike ride, and this morning the two were remembered at a funeral service in the east bay. lorraine blanco is live this morning in antioch where the service is still...
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on thursday a dozen pastors in memphis opposed what is called the hijacking of the civil rights movement. >>> after leaving the nato summit today president obama will go to southwest missouri to give the commencement address to the graduating class of joplin high school. the school was destroyed in a powerful tornado one year ago. 161 people were killed there and joplin high school was one of the hundreds of buildings that were destroyed. joplin high school students have been attending classes at a mall. >> we get support from each other and our teachers and it helps us grow stronger and stronger. >> the tornado destroyed five schools in joplin. the district hopes to rebuild all of them in time for the 2014-2015 school year. >>> a state lawmaker from southern california is due in the courtroom today. roger hernandez is facing drunk driving charges following his arrest in concord last march. police say he refused to take a breathalyzer test after they spotted his state car we've -- weaving on the road. but blood test taken later said his blood alcohol was above the legal limit. >>> 4:49.
on thursday a dozen pastors in memphis opposed what is called the hijacking of the civil rights movement. >>> after leaving the nato summit today president obama will go to southwest missouri to give the commencement address to the graduating class of joplin high school. the school was destroyed in a powerful tornado one year ago. 161 people were killed there and joplin high school was one of the hundreds of buildings that were destroyed. joplin high school students have been attending...
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rights movement to show you're awe ten -- authentically black, and president obama encountered this when he ran for president in 2007 and twaights, -- 2008, and i don't get on my soap box on it, but threaded to the story is a rejection of that premise, so, you know, in my case, i grew up in contact with both worlds, and commute through being very grateful for having a black cultural identity, but i have always felt that, you know, that wasn't the full story and that it was not necessary to reject the white part of my heritage as well, and so my wife is white and she's jewish and, you know, we made a decision to raise our kids as jews, again, because i told me kids they will light skinned, you know, if folksment -- folks decide to come after black folks, they'll come after you, and if you're jewish, you're jewish, so we wanted to raise our kids to have a consciousness of both of those traditions, but, look, i believe very strongly that we shouldn't be judgmental, but in the end, part of the book is that the universal themes of families and relationships are much more important ultima
rights movement to show you're awe ten -- authentically black, and president obama encountered this when he ran for president in 2007 and twaights, -- 2008, and i don't get on my soap box on it, but threaded to the story is a rejection of that premise, so, you know, in my case, i grew up in contact with both worlds, and commute through being very grateful for having a black cultural identity, but i have always felt that, you know, that wasn't the full story and that it was not necessary to...
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my i would not be here today without the civil-rights movement back in the day people who died before me. they set the groundwork. it was a fight to receive justice in my case. i would not be here today or a lot of us. there is not a lot of programs kids can go to. when i grew up we had programs to prepare us for the world. cutting grass come up part of the community, cleaning streets as a group. mind was the last of that. these organizations have really helped over the years >> we are in an era of mass incarceration. is a political project to warehouse people. we have chosen to treat drugs as criminal in stark contrast to alcohol. that is not a productive drug of choice but to contribute to more death accidents and homicides outstripping all narcotics related deaths. these are political choices. the way we've marginalized the communities, it is a political process to unravel. as the individual individual, unraveling the voices of the silent black majority function in many ways of the silent white majority. they make this about behavior. not politics or policy. as long as it is about
my i would not be here today without the civil-rights movement back in the day people who died before me. they set the groundwork. it was a fight to receive justice in my case. i would not be here today or a lot of us. there is not a lot of programs kids can go to. when i grew up we had programs to prepare us for the world. cutting grass come up part of the community, cleaning streets as a group. mind was the last of that. these organizations have really helped over the years >> we are in...
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libertarians can't see gay rights as the new civil rights of our generation you know women's suffrage civil rights movement and now gay rights so it's really just this giant roadblock in our in our history that we can't seem to overturn it i think we are slowly and in california when prop eight was held i think a lot of people were confused by the language of the language i remember yeah it was very purposeful how confusing the measure was in a lot of people that i know thought that they were actually trying to protect the rights of gay people to get married and actually they were voting in a lot of really historical and ground groundbreaking ballots that were voted on last night and appreciate you both for coming in to talk about that that was our team white house correspondent christine franz allan abby martin host of breaking the set and close. so had on our team developments coming out from bradley manning's legal team because this case be moving toward a please the else. tells just a minute. here's mitt romney trying to figure out the name of that saying that the americans call.
libertarians can't see gay rights as the new civil rights of our generation you know women's suffrage civil rights movement and now gay rights so it's really just this giant roadblock in our in our history that we can't seem to overturn it i think we are slowly and in california when prop eight was held i think a lot of people were confused by the language of the language i remember yeah it was very purposeful how confusing the measure was in a lot of people that i know thought that they were...
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it's-- in my opinion it was a civil rights issue. it was the right thing to do. and if i did it all over again, i would do it the same way. >> reporter: he says one thing he would have changed is done more outreach to religious voters to explain his stance. >> pelley: thank you, elaine. we have some fascinating new reporting tonight on the al qaeda plot to blow up a jetliner using a new type of underwear bomb. yesterday we told you the man who was supposed to carry the bomb was actually a double agent working with the c.i.a. special correspondent john miller is back tonight with more revelations about this double agent. john. >> reporter: well, scott, infiltrating the ranks of al qaeda in the arabian peninsula is drurks high stakes, but it is what intelligence officers told us resulted in information that was invaluable. the source is described as a saudi national recruited by the saudi intelligence service as far back as two years ago. his information was shared with the c.i.a. his true identity only known to a handful. the source volunteered to be the suicide b
it's-- in my opinion it was a civil rights issue. it was the right thing to do. and if i did it all over again, i would do it the same way. >> reporter: he says one thing he would have changed is done more outreach to religious voters to explain his stance. >> pelley: thank you, elaine. we have some fascinating new reporting tonight on the al qaeda plot to blow up a jetliner using a new type of underwear bomb. yesterday we told you the man who was supposed to carry the bomb was...
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and ben jealous will talk to me about it, why the coming together of racial civil rights activists a big deal. i want to leave you with this father's day message from trayvon martin's dad. >> this father's day, will be the first without my son, trayvon. i will say a prayer for all the dads across america who share this grief with me. last year, 30,000 fathers lost a son or a daughter to senseless gun violence and we have to come together to protect our children. i'm asking you to consider sharing this message with the governor of your state to rescind the stabbed your ground law. >> we'll be right back. it's time to live wider awake. only the beautyrest recharge sleep system combines the comfort of aircool memory foam layered on top of beautyrest pocketed coils to promote proper sleeping posture all night long. the revolutionary recharge sleep system... from beautyrest. it's you, fully charged. yoo-hoo. hello. it's water from the drinking fountain at the mall. [ male announcer ] great tasting tap water can come from any faucet anywhere. the brita bottle with the filter inside. ♪ â™
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at that point, the democrats had to pretend to care about civil rights. the first sell rights legislation pushed by a democrat -- far more republicans voted for it. it was about 80% republicans. they had voted for every other civil-rights bill. they were liberal democrats. albert gore sr. all of these characters were ferocious opponents of joe mccarthy. robert byrd had 100% rating. do not believe the light they were conservative democrats. there was one of 18 liberal democratic segregationist who became a republican and that was strom thurmond. this line is pulled off by describing the entire south as if it was one state. republicans -secretly appealed the democratic segregationist and suddenly we swept the south. republicans took the south when the dixiecrats died out. republicans had been winning the outer southern states since the 1920's. warren harding did pretty well. eisenhower twice. this was before 1964. reagan lost the dixiecrat states. reagan did best with college students, the people that were not born when strom thurmond was running. we want t
at that point, the democrats had to pretend to care about civil rights. the first sell rights legislation pushed by a democrat -- far more republicans voted for it. it was about 80% republicans. they had voted for every other civil-rights bill. they were liberal democrats. albert gore sr. all of these characters were ferocious opponents of joe mccarthy. robert byrd had 100% rating. do not believe the light they were conservative democrats. there was one of 18 liberal democratic segregationist...
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through the 1960's we finally decided it was time to address black civil-rights. intellectuals have been arguing about this for a long time. then it became a matter of what was the best way to do it. decided by the court that it would be through school. integrating schools. now, if in this refugee intellectual made an argument at the time in the small publication that this was a big mistake to put it on the backs of schoolchildren. it should be done through marriage. at that time and at least 20 states you couldn't get married -- of black person could not get married to a white person. throughout the movie -- the book, culture, not just a moment, coming to dinner with katharine hepburn. the story of the movie, a white woman marrying a black man played by sydney porter, interracial marriage was illegal in 17 states while the movie was being made. so i think that there was a point that integration didn't go very well. high schools are still not very well integrated, and there is an incredible amount of violence and resistance. people have voluntarily get married, bl
through the 1960's we finally decided it was time to address black civil-rights. intellectuals have been arguing about this for a long time. then it became a matter of what was the best way to do it. decided by the court that it would be through school. integrating schools. now, if in this refugee intellectual made an argument at the time in the small publication that this was a big mistake to put it on the backs of schoolchildren. it should be done through marriage. at that time and at least...
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in the fight for civil rights, versus today from 80% to 83% in the opposite direction. that tells you something about liberalism. >> sean: we will be talking about it i am sure in the days to come. don't forget, "hannity" tomorrow night, following the debate in denver, live from the spin room, 11:00 p.m. and still to come, liz chain cheney -- liz cheney on what has been suspected on the benghazi attack on 9/11 was spontaneous or unexpected. ambassador stevens knew he was in danger. nothing was done by the obama white house. we will >> tonight, there is new informs on the ongoing coverup by the obama administration over the terror anac benghazi. the house oversight committee sent a letter to hillary clinton, demanding information on a long line of attacks on western diplomats and officials in libya in the months leading up to the september 11, 2012 attack. the committee has released images of the aftermath of the attacks. i will warn you,-these are very, very graphic. you are looking at pictures of just one of at least 13 documented security eveeps that took place in rec
in the fight for civil rights, versus today from 80% to 83% in the opposite direction. that tells you something about liberalism. >> sean: we will be talking about it i am sure in the days to come. don't forget, "hannity" tomorrow night, following the debate in denver, live from the spin room, 11:00 p.m. and still to come, liz chain cheney -- liz cheney on what has been suspected on the benghazi attack on 9/11 was spontaneous or unexpected. ambassador stevens knew he was in...
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especially when the civil rights battle was going on. we had an era of middle-class prosperity and power and those things go together. civic activism and power influencing washington make sure the economy and the government work to produce prosperity and what do we have today? we have polarized politics instead of working bipartisanship. we have gaping inequality in our economy. enormous wealth concentrated. citibank itself said at one point that the concentration of wealth in america looks like 16th century spain. that is a banana republic kind of thing. the middle class stock in the mud. people know that. it is interesting watching the campaign. there is a veneer in the campaign. people since there is something profoundly m.s. in america. the dialogue and the campaign -- they know that we're/power and ideology. >> where the missing that? >> -- why are they missing that? >> too risky and no one wants to take the risk. no one wants to the media dances around it. we're not getting the hard truth. if you start talking politics to someone o
especially when the civil rights battle was going on. we had an era of middle-class prosperity and power and those things go together. civic activism and power influencing washington make sure the economy and the government work to produce prosperity and what do we have today? we have polarized politics instead of working bipartisanship. we have gaping inequality in our economy. enormous wealth concentrated. citibank itself said at one point that the concentration of wealth in america looks...
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i run through the true history of civil rights. republicans don't realize we have a history there's nothing to be ashamed of. democrats have something to be ashamed of, which is why they switched sides in trayson, i tell the story of joe mccarthy. there, liberals had to rewrite five years, but here, it's 200 years of history. first hundred years, liberal democrats refused to treat blacks like humans, and for the next century, refused to treat them like adults. that's what we're living with now. they switched their history, played games of, oh, i know, you poor person living in queens, you be this, and i'll be a civil rights champion. [laughter] we get all this fake bravery, and we're back to it. liberals pretend to care about black people for five minutes, slap the civil rights label on everything they really care about, abortion on demand, homeless rights, gay marriage, voter fraud. voter fraud? what does that have to do with black people? no, liberals slam their blacks by saying no black people are too stupid to get a photo id. t
i run through the true history of civil rights. republicans don't realize we have a history there's nothing to be ashamed of. democrats have something to be ashamed of, which is why they switched sides in trayson, i tell the story of joe mccarthy. there, liberals had to rewrite five years, but here, it's 200 years of history. first hundred years, liberal democrats refused to treat blacks like humans, and for the next century, refused to treat them like adults. that's what we're living with now....
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and if anything he should be in the civil rights hall of fame. >> now the district's school board must decide how to fix the problems to get the program back in compliance with arizona law and if they don't do something and fast, the state will begin withholding millions of dollars in funding to the entire tucson unified strict. the superintendent telling me, the program is important and he wants to see it stay. >> the concept behind of course of studies is to bring students to a level of unity. what's difficult, what's difficult in this situation is that you have curriculum that's been developed over time, textbooks that are used in the program that are controversial, and if the district is styled in-- failed in one area, it's oversight of that program. >> reporter: many parents, students and even some teachers are steaming mad over this. a number of protests have been held in this community and they say there's nothing wrong with the program. a federal lawsuit has now been filed, saying that this state law is unconstitutional, and that it may even violate the first amendment rights o
and if anything he should be in the civil rights hall of fame. >> now the district's school board must decide how to fix the problems to get the program back in compliance with arizona law and if they don't do something and fast, the state will begin withholding millions of dollars in funding to the entire tucson unified strict. the superintendent telling me, the program is important and he wants to see it stay. >> the concept behind of course of studies is to bring students to a...
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and civil rights, and the reason for our existence and by the way, i want to remind everybody of one thing. remember, remember what this at its core was all about, why this organization at its core was all abo about. it was about the franchise and it was about the right to vote because when you have the right to vote you have the right to change things! and we, the president and i and eric and all of us, we see a future where those rights are expanded, not diminished and where racial profiling is a thing of the past! where access to the ballot is expanded and unencumbered. where there are no distinctions made on the basis of race or gender in access to housing and lending. and so much more. did you think we'd be fighting these battles again? i was chairman of the judiciary committee for almost 17 years with the ranking member. we've been through these battles. i didn't think. i didn't think we'd be back. i remember working with republicans, republicans, and by the way, this ain't your father's republican party. remember -- remember working with republicans on motor voter, on expandin
and civil rights, and the reason for our existence and by the way, i want to remind everybody of one thing. remember, remember what this at its core was all about, why this organization at its core was all abo about. it was about the franchise and it was about the right to vote because when you have the right to vote you have the right to change things! and we, the president and i and eric and all of us, we see a future where those rights are expanded, not diminished and where racial profiling...
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rights, the faith we have, frankly, as a common family. >> i consider myself someone who shares the progress of value that need san francisco's -- many san franciscans hold dear. >> i do believe that a majority of this board share the same progressive values, and i think there is a danger and an overly narrow definition of what is progressive. we have to remember that being progressive stance for values of inclusiveness, of tolerance, of acceptance, and we need to think hard about how we characterize various votes of either being within that definition or outside of that. >> before i ran for office, i worked in san francisco as a criminal prosecutor and a civil- rights attorney and really got to understand how much of a beacon to the rest of the world san francisco is for social justice. i also been spent a number of years helping to grow a small business, got to understand the innovative spirit here in san francisco. at night, i volunteered as a neighborhood association leader and also as the chair of an affordable housing organization and learned so much about the challenges facin
rights, the faith we have, frankly, as a common family. >> i consider myself someone who shares the progress of value that need san francisco's -- many san franciscans hold dear. >> i do believe that a majority of this board share the same progressive values, and i think there is a danger and an overly narrow definition of what is progressive. we have to remember that being progressive stance for values of inclusiveness, of tolerance, of acceptance, and we need to think hard about...